1. The German ‘Refugee Crisis’
Dr Katharina Karcher
Sutasoma Research Fellow
Lucy Cavendish College

2. Refugees in the UK and in Germany in 2015
UNITED KINGDOM
Number of registered Asylum Seekers
890,000
38,878
Number of Asylum Claims
476,649 (+ 135,0% compared to 2014)
38,878 (+20%)
Number of Syrian Refugees
326,872
2846
Decisions on Asylum Claims
32,4% rejections
64% rejections (of initial applications
Sources:
Migrationsbericht 2015 (also available in English)
Briefing on “Migration to the UK: Asylum”

3. The “Dubs Amendment” – a short overview: https://www. theguardian
The “Dubs Amendment” – a short overview: dubs-amendment-video-explainer

4. The German ‘Willkommenskultur’

5. PEGIDA Marches

6. Recent Refugee Protests in Germany

7. Some resources for further reading on refugee protests:
A blog by Refugee Activists in Berlin: oplatz.net/
Refugees in Bavaria explain why they organized a protest march:
An autonomous space for women refugees in Berlin:
The American scholar and activist Angela Davis visits refugee activists in Berlin:
A digital platform for flat shares for German citizens and refugees: